[RESOLVED] PHP and IIS install test fails

PeaceWarrior

I am trying to complete an install of PHP5 on a WIN2000 development PC running IIS. Everything is in place, including the php.ini file copy and the registration for the .php files.

When I attempt to run my test file containing phpinfo() the file never loads. I don't get any error messages. It just keeps saying "Waiting for local host..." in the status bar.

My test file is located in c:\inetpub\wwwroot.

The test file contents are: <? phpinfo(); ?>

I execute it in the (IE6) browser as: http://localhost/test.php

Help...!

Thanks!

bradgrafelman

Try following my quick how-to on PHP and IIS (using the ISAPI module method) in this post.

Also, the Install forum is where you'll probably want to look for answers to this question - poke around there, there's bound to be several other threads regarding PHP/IIS and whatnot.

PeaceWarrior

OK...I decided to get on board the PHP train and use Apache instead of IIS. My first attempt failed, but when I uninstalled everything (Apache, PHP, mySQL) and then reinstalled it all, it works!!!

Thanks for your help!!

Houdini

Good decision, I did the same thing after about two days. It's been Apache ever since.

bradgrafelman

Yep, I'll second that.

If all is working well now, don't forget to mark this thread resolved!

Blulagoon

FWIW I run PHP 5.1 with IIS 5 on the Win2k platform with SQL server 2000 with no problems. This is the spec many of our apps will use in the production environment.

Most important thing to remember is that whilst the Windows PHP installer works OK in an environment such as XP, it just doesn't work with WinNT, Win2K or Win2003. The PHP manual however has good install instructions for both Win2K and Win2003.

Blu